Pocket pencil-holder.



C. L. GERDS.

POCKET PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 190s.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

'UNITED FTLIIT CFFLCE.

CHARLES L. GERDS, OF CHICAQO, ILLINOIS.

POCKE T PENCIL-HOLDER.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. Gitans, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pocket Pencil-Holders, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to pocket pencil holders.

The object of my invention is to provide a holder for pencils, adapted to fit inside a vest or other pocket, which will be of a simple, efficient and durable construction, capable of being cheaply manufactured, and which will serve to prevent all danger of pencils, pens or other like articles from being lost from the pocket. y

My invention consists essentially in connection with a suitable metallic clamp hook adapted to hook over and engage the edge or upper lip of the pocket, of a rubber holder secured to said clamp hook, and provided with a plurality of integral elastic button or knob-like projections between which pencils, fountain pens or other articles may be inserted and securely held.

My invention also consists in the novel construction of parts and devices, and in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown and described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a front elevation of a pocket pencil holder embodying my invention, and illustrating its application to a vest pocket. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation. Figs. 5 and 6 are cross sections on the ^lines 5 5 and Gh of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a cross section illustrating a rnodication.

In the drawing A represents a vest or other pocket, B is the clamp hook, the same consisting preferably of wire and having a double shank portion Z) Z) adapted to be enibedded in or embraced in the rubber holder D at the time it is molded so as to thus se- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 1908.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 417,188.

curely unite the holder D to the clamp hook. rElie clamp hook B has double hook portions L1 l at each end adapted to hook over and securely attach the holder to the upper edge or lip a of the vest or other pocket A. The holder D comprises a shank or body portion Z composed of rubber or other like solid elastic material, and provided with a series of integral button or knob-like pencil holding projections d1 Z1 having a pencil receiving space Z2 between the shank portions Z3 of adjacent buttons or knobs. Each of the buttons or knobs Z1 also has a projecting lip or ange or boss portion d4 at its extreme outerend so that two adjacent buttons or knobs will partially embrace the pencil C. The hol-der D may be furnished with any desired number of buttons or knobs d1.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 7, the clamp hook is illustrated as being made of sheet metal instead of wire, and with this sheet metal construction of clamp hook B1, instead of embedding it within the body of the rubber holder D, I prefer to secure the clamp hook thereto by rivets b2.

I claim:

l. A pencil holder comprising a clamp hook and a rubber holder having a body portion secured to the clamp hook and provided with a plurality of integral pencil holding knobs or buttons, substantially as specified.

2. In a pencil holder, the combination with a wire clamp hook having a double shank portion, and double hooks at each end of said shank portion and a rubber pencil holder having a body portion embracing the shank portion of said clamp hook and provided with a plurality of integral pencil holding knobs, substantially as specified.

CHARLES L. GERDS.

Vtitnesses H. M. MUNDAY, l/VILLIAM A. GEIGER. 

